Project

This is a research-focused project. It will involve either 1) exploring/proposing a new idea that you come up with or 2) re-implementing/re-evaluating an idea from a paper discussed in class.

If you're having trouble coming up with a good project, a list of suggested project ideas will be sent out in a few weeks. If you have any questions or simply want to brainstorm project ideas, don't hesistate to email Prof. San Miguel or come by during office hours.

Projects will be done in groups of 3 (4 is possible but requires larger scope), with the exception of the topic survey, which will be done individually.

Submit all written project work (Topic Survey, Proposal, Status Report, Final Report) at ECE/CS 757 on Canvas.

A list of potential project ideas has been uploaded on Canvas here (enrolled students only).

Topic Survey (Due Friday 2/23):

To be done individually.

Pick a broad topic that you'd be interested in exploring for your project; though this doesn't have to be the topic that you end up going with later in the course. Select 3 papers of this topic (which can include papers discussed in class). In no more than one page total, summarize the papers and describe two ideas for future work for each of the 3 papers.

14% of project grade.

Proposal (Due Friday 3/23):

To be done as a group.

In no more than one page, provide the following:

1) A 250-word-limit abstract of your future paper. This is an exercise for concretely thinking about the motivations for your project and the key takeaways that you expect (or hope) to find in the end.

2) An itemized list of the steps you plan to take for the project.

18% of project grade.

Status Report (Due Friday 4/20):

To be done as a group.

In no more than one page, provide the following:

1) A 250-word-limit abstract of your future paper, updated based on any changes to your project plan/goals since the proposal.

2) An itemized list of what you've done so far.

3) An itemized list of what you plan to do next.

18% of project grade.

Final Presentations (Monday 4/30, Wednesday 5/02 and Friday 5/04 in class):

To be done as a group.

In no longer than 20 minutes, present what you did, your takeaways and what you personally learned from the project. Be prepared for a brief Q&A.

Sign up for a presentation timeslot here. Only one group member should fill this out.

List of final project presentations.

25% of project grade.

Final Report (Due Friday 5/11):

To be done as a group.

In no more than four pages, write a two-column short paper for your project. Note that you do not need to submit any project code.

25% of project grade.